Future with

‘going to’, ‘will’,

present continuous or
present simple
 Future! What is it?
In English we don’t have ONE
future tense. We use several
forms to talk about different
ideas about the future.
1.Future Simple “Will”
2.“Be going to”

3.Present Continuous
4.Present Simple
 WILL
We use will + infinitive without to:
to express a sudden decision made at
the moment of speaking.
To express promises.
To express a prediction based on opinion
or beliefs.
To make a request or an offer.
I have a nice dress! I
will go to the party
tonight!
I promise, I
will bring
the book
tomorrow!
We think he will
win the
competition!
He is a
Spiderman!
I want to eat. Will
you take the cat
away?
 Be going to
We use be going to + infinitive without to:

To express an intention.

To express a prediction based on

something we can observe now.
Hmmm... I am
going to sleep !
It is going to
rain!
Present Continuous
We use Present Continuous to talk
about future events we have arranged
or plans which are already fixed.
I am going to
the cinema
tonight!
 Present Simple

We use Present Simple to talk about

future events that we cannot change.
Hurry up! The
train leaves in
two hours.